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\f0\b\fs24 \cf2 BY EVAN THOMAS \b0 \
\b ANCHOR NATHAN BYRNE \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Apple flattened Samsung
in California District Court Friday, scoring a $1.05 billion jury decision in its landmark
patent case. What\'92s next for Apple, and what does it mean for consumers?\u8232 \u8232
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/24/the-battle-continues-applesamsung-injunction-hearing-set-for-september-20/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 TechCrunch says}} Apple could
pressure Samsung to license the patents it\'92s violated \'97\'a0which means paying up on
top of the damages already awarded. Or Apple could try for an injunction and ban U.S. sales
of the offending devices outright.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 The Next Web says the whole Android
ecosystem could become more expensive for everyone \'97\'a0device makers and customers
alike. After all, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/08/25/the-apple-vs-samsung-verdict-heres-means/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 if Samsung has to pay royalties}}\'85\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93Chances are good that other OEMs will be more cognizant about paying those royalties
to Apple as well\'85 In a market where many Android phones already cost more than their
Apple counterparts, that\'92s not good news for companies hoping to make a buck on the
back of the robot.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 But will your phone\'92s
software work the same way it always has? {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/08/24/what-does-apples-patent-trial-victory-over-samsung-mean-to-you-nothing/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 A writer for Forbes says}} \'97\'a0probably.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93\'85one way or another, it\'92s hard to imagine that nothing but the iPhone and
iPad will have scroll-bounce, pinch-to-zoom, and tap-to-zoom, the features targeted in
the case, or something very similar, forever into the future.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 But ZDNet says consumers should {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.zdnet.com/apple-v-samsung-verdict-what-it-means-7000003162/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 expect design changes at Samsung and elsewhere}}. Going forward, Samsung will
have to build its phones to look different. And other manufacturers could get spooked
into following suit, lest they get sued, too. The changes could cause waves throughout the
Android ecosystem, all the way up to Google.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 Still, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.pcworld.com/article/261440/what_the_applesamsung_verdict_means_to_you.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 forced innovation is better
than no innovation}}. PCWorld quotes an analyst:\ \uc0\u8232
\b \'93Hopefully, consumers win in the long run, because the Samsungs and HTCs of the
world will have to become more creative.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Of course, all these
changes might be delayed for a long while \'97\'a0if Samsung appeals, everyone involved
heads back to square one.\ \uc0\u8232 And {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://allthingsd.com/20120824/next-stop-for-apple-samsung-appeals-court/?mod=atdtweet"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 appeal is looking likely}}.
Samsung issued a statement yesterday: the $1 billion-plus verdict is \'93not the final
word\'94 in its case against Apple.\ }